By the time of the Great Depression, every major economic nation had gone off the gold standard. The US abandoned the gold standard in 1933 and confiscated gold coins. People had been hording gold so by confiscating the coins, the government was trying to make the public use banks and paper currency and not depend on gold.
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consumerism
We were on the gold standard then. No fiat currencyhttp://inflationdata.com/inflation/images/charts/Annual_Inflation/inflation_Cumulative.htmI don't think there was much inflation after the depression. During the depression there was deflation. The economy recovered slowly so there was no spike in inflation.
During the Great Depression, money was scarce and even the money you had was worthless. Often, one couldn't afford to pay for a partner let alone support a family. This likely led to the abandonment of many women and children.
Using government spending to increase purchasing power and stimulate the economy during the Great Depression.
The government
the economy
It lays eggs.
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consumerism
We were on the gold standard then. No fiat currencyhttp://inflationdata.com/inflation/images/charts/Annual_Inflation/inflation_Cumulative.htmI don't think there was much inflation after the depression. During the depression there was deflation. The economy recovered slowly so there was no spike in inflation.
a great depression
gold
During the Great Depression, money was scarce and even the money you had was worthless. Often, one couldn't afford to pay for a partner let alone support a family. This likely led to the abandonment of many women and children.
Gold
high employment with low wages
The economy was just recovering the Great Depression,
Because it took us out of the great depression.